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Sales offices and Headquarters: Via Fabbriche, 11/C – 10141 TORINO – ITALIA FACEM SpA Tel. +39 011 337119 / 3858495 – Fax +39 011 334889 E-Mail: [email protected] www.trespade.it Production Facility and Administrative Offices: Via Truchetti, 36 – 10084 FORNO CANAVESE (TO) – ITALIA

Share Capital € 500,000 i.e. – REA TO 151967 Tel. +39 0124 707711 – Fax +39 0124 7077262

VAT code / Tax code / Registration Production facility: Via Busano, 42 – 10087 VALPERGA (TO) – Torino Companies Register: 00517250015 ITALY

Tre Spade awarded the Host Smart Label 2013 with Takaje, the "product of tomorrow." Takaje, the Tre Spade revolution of vacuum sealing, gained the Smart Label 2013 recognition and will be exhibited at the “Hosthinking and Smart Label Area”, HOST 2013 Exhibition, Pavilion 10.

The selection Committee , composed of Mrs. Luisa Bocchietto – National President of ADI, Mr. Giuliano Simonelli – President of the POLI.design Consortium, Mr. Maurizio Melis – Science Communicator, Mr. Giuliano Dall’O’ –Professor at the Institute of Technology of Milan and Mr. Roberto Vitali – President of Village for All, met and evaluated the 172 candidates selected from the most varied sectors, from furniture to professional catering, from coffee and tea to bars and coffee machines, from tableware to food - and awarded the “Smart Label 2013” recognition to Takaje by Tre Spade, as a smart product “resulting from scientific, technological and advanced manufacturing formulations with valuable advantages for increasing the quality of life – confirmed Mr. Matteo Ingaramo, Director of POLI.design.

Innovation is exactly the challenge that Tre Spade is managing with success, grated in its solid tradition of reliability, quality and knowledge of production processes, combined with functionality research and design.

Vacuum sealing is synonymous with freshness and offers numerous advantages for the economic and ecological balance of the family: it extends storage shelf life from 3 to 5 times , reducing food waste, while the aromas and flavours of each food remains unchanged over time. A central element of the Takaje system is the patented valve called Takaje VacuumSeal which can turn any glass container with a metal lid, new or used, into a handy vacuum sealed jar. Using the Takaje valve gives new life to glass containers, with a view to re-use and reduce the employment of raw materials. Glass vases and bottles of any dimension and origin gather new added value, extend their life cycle and give their contribution in reducing domestic waste.

Takaje is a 100% Made in Italy product, an "ethical km 0 design" product, versatile and functional according to the criteria of efficiency, effectiveness and innovation by which it gained the title of Smart Product 2013 .

Thanks to the innovative capacity of Takaje, designed in collaboration with the Turin studio Adriano Design (www.adrianodesign.it), the product already received several awards including its presence in the “Italy of Innovators” area at the World Expo Shanghai 2010 and a selection by the ADI Design permanent Observatory for the publication in the ADI Design Index 2011, which also represents the pre-selection for the ADI Golden Compass Award.

Share Capital € 500,000 i.e. – REA TO 151967 Tel. +39 0124 707711 – Fax +39 0124 7077262

VAT code / Tax code / Registration Production facility: Via Busano, 42 – 10087 VALPERGA (TO) – Torino Companies Register: 00517250015 ITALY

Takaje is offered in several versions, conceived for both, domestic use and professional applications. In order to meet the need of the latter category, T-43 PRO offers to the professionals of good food the highest available standards on the market: it reaches a 900mbar maximum depression and an aspiration capacity of 32 litres/minute. Thanks to its extreme versatility, ease of use, power and speed, T-43 PRO allows to reinvent preservation and cooking of foods, opening new horizons for experimental and creative cooking, further than to the final presentation of dishes.

Tre Spade is exhibiting at Host 2013, Fieramilano, in Pavilion # 3, Stand N52 - P53. www.trespade.it Follow us on